Dark brown silk shawl with light brown flowers of the Smith sisters, late 19th century / early 1900s

Name/Title

Dark brown silk shawl with light brown flowers of the Smith sisters, late 19th century / early 1900s

Entry/Object ID

1990.11.2

Description

Acc. No. 90.11.2 Subject Category: Clothing Date or Period: Late 19th century or early 1900's Object: Shawl Description: Silk shawl with woven design of light brown colored flowers on a dark brown colored background. Hand tied applied silk fringe entire edge of shawl. History of Object: Shawl that originally belonged to the artist Lura Smith, or her sister Mary. They came to Alameda in the 1890's. Acquired from: Estate of Yvonne Low Date: 2-9-1990